RoboIT

RoboIT stands as Italy's pioneering National Technology Transfer Hub, established through a strategic partnership between CDP Venture Capital, Pariter Partners, and the prestigious Italian Institute of Technology based in Genoa. This groundbreaking initiative unites Italy's foremost robotics research centers, including the esteemed University of Naples Federico II, University of Verona, and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa. By bridging academic innovation with commercial opportunities, RoboIT creates a robust ecosystem designed to transform cutting-edge research into market-ready technologies and viable business ventures in the robotics and automation sectors.

The hub's core mission centers on nurturing deep-tech startups emerging from academic and research environments while providing comprehensive support to researchers with entrepreneurial aspirations. RoboIT's investment model encompasses the entire technology transfer value chain, focusing specifically on maximizing the commercial potential of breakthroughs in robotics and industrial automation. This holistic approach addresses the critical gap between laboratory innovation and market application, offering technical validation, business development expertise, and capital resources tailored to the unique challenges faced by hardware-focused deep-tech ventures.

RoboIT implements a structured three-phase methodology beginning with proof-of-concept development through de-risking strategies and feasibility studies. The second phase focuses on company formation, providing entrepreneurial strengthening and market validation to transform promising technologies into viable businesses. The final phase facilitates national and international market entry through specialized venture capital funds designed to support global expansion. This comprehensive approach ensures promising technologies receive appropriate support at each critical development stage, significantly increasing their chances of commercial success in competitive global markets.

The investment portfolio spans an impressive range of robotics applications, including collaborative robots, human-machine interaction solutions, agricultural and logistics service robots, surgical technologies, industrial automation systems, exoskeletons, and rehabilitation platforms. Additional focus areas include AI-powered software automation, autonomous vehicles, advanced sensor technologies, flexible robotics, and humanoid systems. RoboIT primarily targets research teams from partner universities, established academic spin-offs, and ventures with strong intellectual property foundations. The ideal candidates demonstrate transformative robotics solutions with global market potential, addressing substantial commercial opportunities while leveraging Italy's renowned engineering excellence and innovation capabilities.